Storage battery electrode



March 11, 1941. c. F. HAUNZ STORAGE BATTERY ELEGTRODE Filed April 13, 1937 I. 'III I'All INVENTOR. Y Ulm/w Es F Hau/vm ATTORNEYS;

Patented Mer. 11, 1941 y2,234,732

UNITED STATES PATENT loI-r-'lcE s'roltsGE BATTERY EnEcrraoDE Charles F. Hanna, Maywood, Ill., signor to The Richardson Company, Lockland, Ohio, a corporation of h10 Application April 13, 1937, Serial No. 136,646

4 Claims. (Cl. 13B-53) My invention has to do with electrical stordicated. Metallic illaments may be formed in age batteries of all types; but I shall describe any suitable way, but are preferably formed in it in connection with electric storage batteries accordance witlr the teachings of my, said coof the lead-acid type, it being understood that pending application Serial No. 136,638 and by 5 my invention is not so lir..ited otherwise than the use of an apparatus essentially set forth as set forth in l the appended claims, in the co-pending application of Adolph F.

My invention has to do with the problems of Krauss, Serial No. 96,124, led August 14, 1936. providing a more active surface, of providing a In accordance with the teachings of this apgreater quantity of active 4material whereby the plication I Prefer t0 manufacture the metallic 10 capacity of the storage battery for a given voliilamlents by providing a rotating head having urne can be increased, and the problem of renvery fine passageways therein. The molten dering masses'of active ingredients, such for metal t0 be`f0lmed into filaments iS preferably examine, as oxides of 1aed in e lead-acid type Supplied to the rotating head. and under the Storage battery, more Conductive, influence of centrifugal force passes out through These and other objects vof my invention the line passageways and is caught in a hopper. which will be set forth hereinafter or will be The hOPDeI iS maintained dI'y and Should be Of apparent to one skilled in the art upon reading such size as to permit solidification of the methese specifications, I accomplish by that `cer tellle llamente by eeling befOIe they are DreSSed m tain structure and arrangement of parts and together by their QWrl Weight OI by impact by that process of which I shan now describe against the walls of f the hopper. It is possible the aforesaid exemplary embodiment. Referby the means referred t0. t0 DlOdllee OI' eX- ence is made to the drawing in which the two ample lead or antimonial lead filaments which figures show in vertical section different forms have high matting or cohering qualities and mm of battery electrodes. a very iine dimension, such that they are excel- In the practice of my invention, I make use lelltly adaptable t0 my invention. ThllS I have of llamentary metals, and I employ these ila.- employed lead filaments or hairs which are on mentary metals for several purposes. One such the average of a diameter of .003 to .007 inch,I purpose is that of rendering a mass of active and of alength up to inch, together with finer mm materials, such for example, as oxides oi lead materials. .30 in a lead-acid type storage battery more con- For use in a lead-acid type Storage battery. I ductive. Another such purpose is that of bind- Prefer t0 form my inert metallic llam-ents of ing together by interlaced or intermlxed metallic entmcnlel leed. that le t0 Sey, leed centainlng filaments a mass of active materials into a unisullicient antimony to render it substantially inw tary structure of enhanced electrical condue-l ert to storage battery electrolyte. For a nontir/ity. A third such purpose is the use of lainert type of filament I prefer to use substanmentary metals adapted to be converted into actially pure lead. Other metallic filaments may tive materials whereby the active materials may be used for the purposes hereinafter set forth le@ increased in emellrlt 01 replenished during in a lead-acid type of battery; and for other m the operation of the storage battery. A fourth types of batteries such as the nickel-alkali and 40 such purpose is the provision of, novel types of others, nlaments of nickel, iron and other subbattery electrodes. stances may be employed.

. This application iS continuation 1n Dart of Due to the inclusion of the mem-,ents matted my 'copendng applications. Serial No. 136,636 metallic structures may be made having a fair tiled April 13, 1937, and Serial No. 136,639 filed degree of inherent strength While obtaining April 13. 1937- great activity.

Figure 1 shows a type'of electrode embodying The practice of my invention contemplates my invention.` the admixture loi' metallic laments with the Figure 2 shows still another type of electrode active ingredients of astorage battery electrode.

te embodying an envelope and acentral conductor. This may be accomplished in several ways. The

Figures 3 and 4 show envelope type electrodes active ingredients may be mixed in the beginwithoutcentral conductors and with different terning with inert-metallic filaments. A structure mrinal arrangements. of inert metallic filaments may be made and the In the .practice of my invention, I provide active materials deposited in or on such structe metalslin iilamentary 'form for the purposes inture, by any means desired. A mixture of active 55' inert metalic laments may be made and formed into an electrode after which the non-inert metallic iilaments may be converted into active materials by electrolytic action. likewise, it is also possible to mix together inert metallic filaments, non-inert metallic laments and a proportion of active ingredients. Under these conditions of the operation of the storage battery., the non-inert metallic laments may be converted into active materials to add to or to replenish thesupply of active materials in the electrode.

In Fig. l, which is an elevational view of an electrode, I have shown a type of electrode cornprising a conductive member l of relatively thin cross section having a terminal member 2. 3 indicates an intermixed mass of metallic filaments with or without conventional active ingredients, as by pressing, hammering, partial or complete fusion, etc. The filaments may be associated with, the member i at intervals, as at 4. This gives a substantially self supporting structure. A battery separator is indicated at 5.

In Fig. 2, which is a sectional view of a somewhat different electrode I have indicated the same conductive member at'i and 2. This member, however, is contained in a pervious envelope 6 and within the envelope and about the member i there is packed the combination of inert metallic ilaments and other materials as aforesaid. rI'his is indicated at l. A separator is again indicated at E.

The pervious envelope may be of perforated or slotted metal but will preferably be of some insulating substance which is either pervious to the electrolyte or is perforated at intervals, as shown.

In Fig. 3 I have indicated at 3 a conductive envelope, e. g. a cast or rolled envelope vof antimonial lead in a lead-acid battery. The envelope is provided with slots or perforations Q. The several parts in this gure are shown in section.

It may be joined to a strap-like conductor or terminal member ill. No internal conductive plate or the like need be used in this structure. The envelope 8 need only be lled' with the mixture of metallic laments and active materials. In Fig. 4, again a sectional view, like numerals have been used,to designate like parts. The envelope e is tted with a metallic plug I2 serving as a terminal and the envelope is joined to the -plug in any suitable way.

Modications may be made in my invention Without departing from the spirit thereof.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by letters Patent is:

l. In an electric storage battery an electrode structure comprising a pervious envelope, a conductive member in said envelope and a packing in said envelope and surrounding said conductive member, said packing comprising antistructure comprising a pervious envelope, a conductive member in saidenvelope and a packing vin said envelope and surrounding said conductive member, said packing comprising antimonial lead in filamentary form, yand oxides of lead.

3. In an electric storage battery, an electrode structure comprising a eperiorated, conductive, metallic envelope, means for making electrical contact with said envelope, and a packing in Said envelope comprising a mixture of oxides or lead and laments of antimonial lead.

d. In an electric storage battery an electrode structure comprising a perforated, conductive, metallic envelope, means for making electrical contact with said envelope, and a packing in said envelope comprising antimonial lead in :dlamentary form, substantially pure lead in lamentary form, and oxides of lead.

CHARLES F.` HAUNZ. 

